Environmental Health Practitioner

Haringey Jobs London; Bexleyheath; On-site; GBP 44,000 - 54,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working opportunities

Local government pension scheme

Leave entitlement up to 31 days + bank

Job summary

Haringey Council is seeking an enthusiastic Environmental Health Practitioner to protect public health across food safety, health and safety, public health and licensing, working within the Commercial Environmental Health and Trading Standards team.

You will inspect, investigate, audit, monitor and, where necessary, enforce, influencing positive behaviour change in businesses, communicating complex legislation clearly, and delivering high quality service.

Qualifications

• Fully qualified Environmental Health Practitioner with HCFC or HCFP or equivalent.
• Demonstrated maintenance of professional competency with relevant bodies.
• Good knowledge of environmental health legislation and enforcement tools.

Responsibilities

• Inspect and audit areas such as food safety, health and safety, public health and licensing.
• Provide advice and guidance, and enforce where necessary to secure compliance.
• Influence positive behaviour change within businesses and the wider community.
• Lead and coordinate activities to maintain high professional standards and service delivery.

Skills

Communication skills

Environmental health legislation

Enforcement

Risk assessments

Education

Higher Certificate in Food Control (HCFC)

Higher Certificate in Food Premises Inspection (HCFP)

Job description

Contract Terms

Grade: PO2-PO4
Salary: £44,184 - £53,919 per annum
Contract Type: Full Time, Permanent (36 Hours per week)
Closing Date: Rolling advert
Interview Date: TBC

About Haringey

Haringey is a fantastic place to live and work - the world in one borough. A place brimming with creativity, personality, radicalism, and community. It is a place where we stand up for each other. A place that is proudly distinctive. We'll be celebrating all this and more as the "rebel borough" when we are the 2027 London Borough of Culture.

Our history champions change-makers and everyday rebels; revelling in our differences, battling discrimination, championing equality, and doing things our own way. Haringey's people are a huge asset, with knowledge, expertise, and passion. Our staff members embody our organisational values: Caring, Creative, Courageous, Collaborative and Community-focused. These values keep us looking forward, ambitious for the future, and continuously striving to do our very best for all of our residents.

About the Role

We are seeking an enthusiastic and motivated Environmental Health Practitioner to play a key role in protecting public health and supporting safer, healthier communities. You will help secure compliance with statutory requirements through inspection, investigation, auditing, monitoring and, where necessary, enforcement across areas such as food safety and standards, health and safety, public health, and licensing. Your work will directly contribute to achieving Council and service objectives, improving the local environment, and supporting community wellbeing and economic prosperity.

A significant part of the role involves influencing positive behaviour change within businesses and the wider community. You'll use your communication skills, professional judgement and problem solving approach to provide advice, guidance and, when required, take enforcement action. We're looking for someone who brings a positive attitude, is open to new ways of working, takes pride in delivering excellent customer service and demonstrates perseverance in achieving meaningful outcomes. Strong organisational skills and a commitment to high quality service delivery will be essential to your success.

About the Team

The Commercial Environmental Health and Trading Standards team is a small but dynamic team with a number of high-profile targets to meet. As a team we work together to ensure that our personal and team objectives are met and that our local businesses are given the advice, guidance and where necessary the enforcement they need to be a compliant business.

About You

You will be a fully qualified Environmental Health Practitioner, holding a Higher Certificate in Food Control (HCFC) or Higher Certificate in Food Premises Inspection (HCFP), or an equivalent qualification recognised within the Food Law Code of Practice, and you will be able to demonstrate ongoing maintenance of professional competency in line with relevant bodies.

You will bring strong technical knowledge, including a solid understanding of environmental health legislation, enforcement tools and their practical application within a local authority. You will have in depth working knowledge of risk assessments, quality systems and at least one specialised area of environmental health, supported by sound scientific and technical understanding.

As this is a frontline role, you will be confident communicating complex legislation clearly to a wide range of audiences, with excellent numeracy, literacy and organisational skills. You will also be able to lead, coordinate and work collaboratively, ensuring high professional standards and effective service delivery.

Working for Haringey

At Haringey Council we are committed to creating a workplace culture where all our people feel valued, included, and able to be their best at work, and we recognise the benefits of a diverse workforce so welcome applications from all ethnicities and communities so that we continue to make a difference to our residents and community. Our benefits package includes a leave entitlement of up to 31 days + bank holidays, potential hybrid working opportunities, health and wellbeing support, a generous local government pension scheme and a range of discount schemes across leisure and culture that provide both financial and money-saving discounts.

Please note: we reserve the right to end this advert before the noted deadline if we receive sufficient applications.
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